Roping A Deer

The author and authenticity of this tale are unknown. However, it was just too dang hysterical not to share... Venison Kansas style:I had this idea that I was going to rope a deer, put it in a stall, feed it up on corn for a couple of weeks, then kill it and eat it. The first step in this adventure was getting a deer. I figured that since they congregated at my cattle feeder and do not seem to have much fear of me when we are there (a bold one...

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Tagged Again!

Ane Mulligan tagged me with some great questions for readers and writers. Since I’m always looking for excuses not to work, I decided to play along!Here are the questions:1. What's the one book or writing project you haven't yet written but still hope to?I would love to finish a book I started several years ago about Scottish king, Malcolm Canmore. Just haven’t had the time (or energy) to finish the research, what with all the mysteries I’ve been...

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Working out the Kinks

The End.It always feels good to write those last two words—for about five minutes. After that, I face the daunting task of (gasp) rewrites.So what is the purpose of rewrites? Wasn’t the story good enough the first time I wrote it? The simple fact is, when I sit down to write, I’m not thinking about strong character development, story movement, or plot holes. I’m thinking...

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The Light at the End

Crazy Cousin Mary was dead. There was no doubt about it.Catchy, huh?That is the opening line of my latest book, The Trouble With Mary. Problem is here lately, the trouble hasn’t been with Mary, it’s been with me, and finding time to write.I took on some added responsibilities at church when our youth minister resigned and we needed somebody to fill in. Shortly after that, we went through a reorganization at work, and my responsibilities not only...

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Youth Camp

Remember what it was like to get away? Recharge your batteries? That's just what happened this week when I and twenty others set off for church camp. The speaker, Ed Crouch, was awesome. The praise band, Pearl Merchant, got my blood pumping and reminded me what it means to truly worship in spirit and in truth. All in all...it was a great wee...

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